Computer setup for encoding conversion

Download and install

7-zip, WinZip or StuffIt Expander (Not needed if you already have a way to unpack .ZIP files — like Windows XP.) (Note that WinZip and StuffIt Expander are shareware programs. If you want to continue using either, you’ll need to register and pay for it. 7-Zip is OpenSource.)

Save it into the root of C: (or to the root of another drive, if you prefer, just remember the tutorial instructions will refer to C:UT).

Double-click on UT_tutorials.zip to unzip it.

This will create the directory structure we would like you to use along with all the tutorials. The tutorials will assume that this folder is located on the root of hard disk C: (that is, C:UT). If you place it somewhere else, you’ll need to make that adjustment when following the tutorials.

Note

This workbook is not needed for these tutorials but is provided as a tool to help you in figuring out your mappings from legacy to Unicode.

Download the following file and copy the appropriate template (see below) into the Office Startup folder. The path to this folder is typically something like C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOfficeSTARTUP.

Download one of the SILConverters packages to UTdownloads. The basic one is called "Run SIL Converters 3.0 (interactive web-based installer)" and will be used in these instructions.

Double-click on setup.exe and follow the installation instructions. When it asks, be sure to install TECkit and the SIL IPA93<>Unicode converter.

Cleanup: delete all files under UTdownloads.

Uninstalling unwanted files and apps

Note

We hope you will want to keep many of the applications and files which you have installed, but in case you don’t, these are the instructions for removing them.

Applications

Click on Start / Settings / Control Panel / Add or Remove Programs to remove the following programs:

Stuffit Standard Edition (you may have chosen not to install this package)

WinZip (you may have chosen not to install this package)

7-Zip (you may have chosen not to install this package)

Navigate to Program Files and delete:

Encore2Unicode

Word Macros

Navigate to Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOfficeSTARTUP and delete the UnicodeWordMacros template that you copied there.

SILConverters

Click on Start / Programs / Control Panel / Add or Remove Programs. Wait for the list to display. Scroll down and select SIL Encoding Converters 3.x and click Remove.

Fonts

Navigate to WindowsFonts and delete the following fonts:

SILDoulos IPA93 (legacy font)

Pherliod SILDoulos (legacy font)

Doulos SIL (Unicode font)

Code2000 (Unicode font)

Other files

Delete all folders and files under UT. If you began doing any personal mapping tables under UTWork make sure you save those. You wouldn’t want to delete all your precious mapping files and keyboards, now would you?!